This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.